G.Ansdell

Royal Institution Laboratory notebook; MS

Notebook, 6½" x 8", hard black cover, containing laboratory notes. Written from front and from back; pp.151-212 originally numbered from back as pp.1-28 and 87-122; pages originally between 28 and 87 cut out. Notebook labelled no.6, includes:

Frontispiece: note of contents

pp.1-12 14 Nov. 1878: experiments to try the effect of pressure on saturated and super-saturated solutions of salts and also on other substances: NH4Cl, sodium hyposulphite, sodium acetate, yeast and water yeast in alcohol, cane sugar, herring, yeast in oxygen

pp.13-14 experiments to determine whether supersaturated solutions expand or contract on crystallising.

pp.15-16 blank

pp.17-36 notes on a course of lectures at Christmas 1878-9, on a soap bubble (pp.17 & 34 blank).

p.37 blank

pp.38-9 readings of spectroscope, 22 March 1879.

pp.40-41 spectrum of electric arc from 60 Grove cells in hydrogen

p.42 carbon lines obtained from burning CH3Cl.

p.43 carbon lines obtained by burning tetrachloride of carbon and hydrogen and bisulphide of carbon and hydrogen.

p.44 blank

p.45 readings of three prism spectroscope; 17 May 1879

p.46 blank

pp.47-8 projection of spectrum; 24 May 1879

pp.49-53 experiments with electric arc [pp.52-3 in Dewar's hand]

p.54 blank + some pages cut out

pp.55-68 experiments on some reactions of lithium, to ascertain the possibility of making cyanide of lithium and the subsequent formation of ammonia by decomposing the cyanide; June 1882.

pp.68-70 experiments to try and prepare metallic aluminium other than by reduction with sodium; July 1882.

pp.71-72 attempt to make alloy of lithium and sodium as spoken of in Troost's researches.

p.73 blank

pp.74-78 further lithium experiments; 19 Oct. 1882

pp.79-133 experiments with cyanide of barium

p.134 critical temperature and pressure of liquid NO2

p.135 critical temperature and pressure of liquid Cl. inserted between pp.134-5, loose leaf giving critical temperature and pressure of well known gases in their liquid condition.

p.136 critical temperature and pressure of NH3

p.137 critical temperature and pressure of liquid H2S.

p.138 3 Nov. 1882: determination of the critical temperature and pressure of liquid cyanogen.

p.139 blank

p.140 tensions of pure HCl

pp.141-50 experiments on the critical point of mixed CO2 and HCl gases; 15 May 1882. (p.146 blank)

pp.151-2 blank

pp.153-62 hydrobromic acid; tube for tensions and practical volumes; June 1880.

p.163 blank

p.164 new air manometer; 22 April 1880.

p.165 blank

pp.166-7 CO2 and bromine; 9 March. Liquefaction experiments.

pp.168-9 CO2 and iodine; 8 March: liquefaction.

pp.170-72 CO2+ air and camphor; 5 March.

pp.173-79 CO2 and camphor; March 1880.

p.180 liquefaction of CO2 and CS2

p.181 blank

pp.182-3 CO2 and HCl gases; 2 March: liquefaction experiments.

p.184 blank

pp.185-6 experiments compressing different gaseous mixtures in a Cailletet pump; 28 Feb. 1880: CO and air. pages cut out between pp.186-7 (originally p.87 and p.28)

pp.187-8 liquefaction of CO2 and CH3Cl.

pp.189-91 liquefaction of CO2 with tetrachloride of carbon; 12 March.

pp.192-95 liquefaction of CO2 with PCl3.

p.196 blank

p.197 liquefaction: notes of temperatures and pressures-CO2+ CS2, CO2+C4H10 O, CO2+C6H6.

pp.198-201 CO2 and ether

pp.201-3 CO2 and chloroform

pp.204-6 CO2 and benzene: liquefaction.

pp.206-8 CO2 and absolute alcohol: liquefaction.

pp.208-12 CO2 and CS2: liquefaction. 27 Nov. 1878

p.213 Note of contents of rear section of book.